LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Allison Ball defeated her Democratic opponent Kimberley Reeder by over 200,000 votes.

What You Need To Know

  •  Allison Ball won the election for Kentucky Auditor 

  •  She beat her Democratic opponent, Kimberley Reeder, by more than 200,000 votes

  •  She served two terms as state treasurer

“I believe it is an important government function. It’s one of the keys. It’s one of the main ones you got to have because you want to make sure you’re protecting against waste, fraud and abuse,” Ball said. 

 “And if someone is doing something, they’re not supposed to do that you make sure that there’s accountability for that. So, it’s important that I’m ready to go.”

Ball ran for state auditor while finishing up her second term as treasurer. She says the skills she’s learned in her position are likely to transfer.

 As state auditor, Ball will be responsible for looking over the state’s finances and accounting.

“The treasurer is the watchdog on that front end, the auditor is the watchdog of the back end, making sure that once money has been spent, that is used correctly and complying with the law and if not making sure that there’s accountability for that,” she explained.

During her term, she says she returned a record amount of unclaimed property. 

“I really believe in protecting taxpayer dollars. I believe in treating everybody the same way, making sure that you do the job and you do it fairly.”

Ball will be the 38th Kentucky state auditor, succeeding Mike Harmon.

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